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Essays, moral, political, and literary - Page 229
by David Hume - 1809
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, Volume 1

David Hume - 1804 - 592 pages
...though it has very little commerce beyond its own territories. It will not, I hope, be considered as a superfluous digression, if I here observe, that,...persons to whose share the productions of these arts fail. A too great disproportion among the citizens "weakens any state. Every person, if possible, ought...
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects

David Hume - 1806 - 226 pages
...though it has very little commerce beyond its own territories. It will not, I hope, be considered as a superfluous digression, if I here observe, that,...possible, ought to enjoy the fruits of his labour, in a lull possession of all the necessaries, and many of the conveniencies of life. No one can doubt, but...
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Essays, moral, political, and literary

David Hume - 1817 - 564 pages
...though it has very little commerce beyond its own territories. It will not, I hope, be considered as a superfluous digression, if I here observe, that...fruits of his labour, in a full possession of all the neces-* saries, and many of the conveniences of life. No one can doubt but such an equality is most...
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Essays, moral, political, and literary

David Hume - 1842 - 570 pages
...though it has very little commerce beyond its own territories. It will not, I hope, be considered as a superfluous digression, if I here observe, that as the multitude of me-\ chanical arts is advantageous, so is the great number of persons to whose share the productions...
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The Working Man's Manual: A New Theory of Political Economy, on the ...

Stephen Simpson - 1831 - 280 pages
...well as the farmers, study agriculture, as a science, and redouble their industry and attention." " Every person, if possible, ought to enjoy the fruits...of the conveniences of life. No one can doubt but suqh an equality is most suitable to human nature, and diminishes much less from the happiness of the...
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The Schoolmaster, and Edinburgh Weekly Magazine, Volumes 1-2

1832 - 952 pages
...preserve it. — Kovsseau. EQUALITY AMONG CITIZENS. A too great disproportion of wealth among citizeua weakens any state. Every person, if possible, ought...necessaries, and many of the conveniences of life. No nne can doubt but such equality is most suitable to human nature, and diminishes much less from the...
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Philosophical Works, Volume 3

David Hume - 1854 - 586 pages
...though it has very little commerce beyond its own territories. It will not, I hope, be considered as a superfluous digression, if I here observe, that...person, if possible, ought to enjoy the fruits of his labor, in a full possession of all the necessaries, and many of the conveniences of life. No one can...
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Essays: Moral, Political, and Literary, Volume 1

David Hume - 1889 - 530 pages
...though it has very little commerce beyond its own territories. It will not, I hope, be considered as a superfluous digression, if I here observe, that,...possession of all the necessaries, and many of the conTeniencies of life. No one can doubt, but such an equality is most suitable to human nature, and...
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Philosophy and Political Economy in Some of Their Historical Relations

James Bonar - 1893 - 438 pages
...of wealth. Hume adopts the principle which Locke, with reservations, had applied to Property :—" Every person, if possible, ought to enjoy the fruits...possession of all the necessaries and many of the conveniencies of life. No one can doubt but such an equality is most suitable to human nature, and...
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Philosophy and Political Economy in Some of Their Historical Relations

James Bonar - 1893 - 432 pages
...reat_spuir£gjQ£_5i£aith. Hume adopts the principle > which Locke, with reservations^ had applied to Property : — " Every person, if possible, ought to enjoy the fruits...possession of all the necessaries and many of the conveniencies of life. No one can doubt but such an equality is most suitable to human nature, and...
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